Already visiting local seniors for free? 5 reasons to make those hours a paid business

You're already doing this for free. Here's how the same hours get paid.

If that's you, here it is straight: what the work actually involves, what it pays, what it costs to set up, and how to start — from someone running the same business, part-time, in regional Tasmania.

1. Your heart was the qualification

Company, a cuppa and getting out of the house are among the most requested supports in regional towns.

2. Turn the visits you already make into funded support

Same relationship, same hours, paid work.

3. The trust gap is your advantage

Big providers send strangers. You're someone they already know.

4. No degree needed

Safety training, first aid, a police check and an NDIS Worker Screening Check are what you actually need to start.

5. Being paid for it isn't greedy

Payment is what lets you keep doing it next year, and the year after.

Where to go next

Being straight with you. The hourly figures on this page are the billing rates from the official NDIS Pricing Schedule — the most that can be charged for that support. They're gross revenue, not take-home. Insurance, tax, super, travel and your own time all come out of it. And the income examples are Cathy's real numbers, not a promise about yours.

The free training is below — the honest version of how this works, in plain language. It's free, and it stays free.